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Speeches of Federal Reserve Officials


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  • December 15, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    The Chinese Economy: Progress and Challenges
    At the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
  • December 1, 2006
    Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
    Monetary Policy and Uncertainty
    At the Fourth Conference of the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy, Washington, D.C.
  • December 1, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Welcoming remarks
    At the Fourth Conference of the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy, Washington, D.C.
  • November 30, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    A U.S. Perspective on Basel II Implementation
    At the Institute for International Bankers Seminar on the Impact of Basel II on Financial Markets and Business Strategies, New York, New York
  • November 28, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    The Economic Outlook
    Before the National Italian American Foundation, New York, New York
  • November 21, 2006
    Governor Kevin Warsh
    Financial Markets and the Federal Reserve
    At the New York Stock Exchange, New York, New York
  • November 16, 2006
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner
    The Conquest of Worldwide Inflation: Currency Competition and Its Implications for Interest Rates and the Yield Curve
    At the Cato Institute Monetary Policy Conference, Washington, D.C.
  • November 10, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Monetary Aggregates and Monetary Policy at the Federal Reserve: A Historical Perspective
    At the Fourth ECB Central Banking Conference, Frankfurt, Germany
  • November 3, 2006
    Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
    The Evolving Role of the Federal Reserve Banks
    At the American Bar Association, Banking Law Section, Washington, D.C.
  • November 2, 2006
    Governor Susan S. Bies
    The Economic Outlook
    At the Drake-FEI Lecture, Des Moines, Iowa
  • November 1, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Community Development Financial Institutions: Promoting Economic Growth and Opportunity
    At the Opportunity Finance Network’s Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
  • October 17, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    A Supervisory Perspective on Enterprise Risk Management
    At the American Bankers Association Annual Convention, Phoenix, Arizona
  • October 16, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Bank Regulation and Supervision: Balancing Benefits and Costs
    Before the Annual Convention of the American Bankers Association, Phoenix, Arizona, and the Annual Convention of America’s Community Bankers, San Diego, California
    (via satellite)
  • October 12, 2006
    Governor Frederic S. Mishkin
    Globalization: A Force for Good?
    Weissman Center Distinguished Lecture Series, Baruch College, New York, New York
  • October 11, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    A U.S. Supervisor's Perspective on Current Banking Issues
    At the British Bankers' Association 10th Annual Supervision Conference, London, England
  • October 4, 2006
    Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
    Economic Outlook
    At the Money Marketeers of New York University, New York, New York
  • October 4, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    The Coming Demographic Transition: Will We Treat Future Generations Fairly?
    Before  The Washington Economic Club, Washington, D.C.
  • September 27, 2006
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner
    What Drives Productivity Growth? Implications for the Economy and Prospects for the Future
    At The Forecasters Club of New York, New York, New York
  • September 11, 2006
    Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
    Evolution of Retail Payments and the Role of the Federal Reserve
    At the Western Payments Alliance 2006 Payments Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • September 1, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Remarks
    At the presentation of the Order of the Palmetto, Dillon, South Carolina
  • August 31, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Productivity
    Before Leadership South Carolina, Greenville, South Carolina
  • August 25, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Global Economic Integration: What's New and What's Not?
    At the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Thirtieth Annual Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • July 18, 2006
    Governor Kevin Warsh
    Corporate Cash Balances and Economic Activity
    At the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
  • July 6, 2006
    Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn
    Reflections on Globalization and Policies
    At the European Economics and Financial Centre Seminar, House of Commons, London, England
  • July 4, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    Addressing Challenges Raised by Basel II Implementation
    At the Risk Capital 2006 Forum, Paris, France
  • June 16, 2006
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner
    Why Are Yield Curves So Flat and Long Rates So Low Globally?
    At the Institute of International Bankers, New York, New York
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner presented identical remarks at the Bankers' Association for Finance and Trade, New York, New York, on June 15, 2006
  • June 16, 2006
    Governor Donald L. Kohn
    The Effects of Globalization on Inflation and Their Implications for Monetary Policy
    At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 51st Economic Conference, Chatham, Massachusetts
  • June 15, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Energy and the Economy
    Before the Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • June 15, 2006
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner
    Why Are Yield Curves So Flat and Long Rates So Low Globally?
    At the Bankers' Association for Finance and Trade, New York, New York
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner presented identical remarks at the Institute of International Bankers, New York, New York, on June 16, 2006
  • June 14, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    A Supervisor's Perspective on Mortgage Markets and Mortgage Lending Practices
     At the Mortgage Bankers Association Presidents Conference, Half Moon Bay, California
  • June 13, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Increasing Economic Opportunity: Challenges and Strategies
    At the Fifth Regional Issues Conference of the Fifteenth Congressional District of Texas, Washington, D.C.
  • June 12, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Modern Risk Management and Banking Supervision
     At the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Washington, D.C.
  • June 12, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    A Supervisor’s Perspective on Enterprise Risk Management
     At the Financial Women’s Association Washington Briefing, Washington, D.C.
  • June 12, 2006
    Governor Mark W. Olson
    What Are Examiners Looking for When They Examine Banks for Compliance?
     At the American Bankers Association's Regulatory Compliance Conference, Orlando, Florida
  • June 9, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Commencement address
    At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006 commencement, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • June 6, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    Challenges of Conducting Effective Risk Management in Community Banks
    At the Western Independent Bankers Annual CFO & Risk Management Conference, Coronado, California
  • June 5, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Panel Discussion: Comments on the Outlook for the U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy
    At the International Monetary Conference, Washington, D.C.
  • May 25, 2006
    Governor Mark W. Olson
    Community Development and the Bigger Picture
    At the Social Compact Visionary Awards, Washington, D.C.
  • May 24, 2006
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner
    Innovative Statistics for a Dynamic Economy
    At the National Association for Business Economics Professional Development Seminar for Journalists, Washington, D.C.
  • May 18, 2006
    Governor Donald L. Kohn
    The Evolving Nature of the Financial System: Financial Crises and the Role of the Central Bank
    At the Conference on New Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk, New York, New York
  • May 18, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Basel II: Its Promise and Its Challenges
    At the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s 42nd Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, Chicago, Illinois
  • May 16, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk
    At the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s 2006 Financial Markets Conference, Sea Island, Georgia
  • May 16, 2006
    Governor Mark W. Olson
    Compliance Risk Management in a Diversified Environment
    To the Financial Services Roundtable and the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Services, Washington, D.C.
  • May 16, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    Implementing Basel II: Choices and Challenges
    At the Global Association of Risk Professionals' Basel II & Banking Regulation Forum, Barcelona, Spain
  • May 11, 2006
    Governor Donald L. Kohn
    Investing in Payment Innovations: A Federal Reserve Perspective
    At the 2006 Payments Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • May 4, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    Supervisory Perspective on Current Bank Capital, Market Risk, and Loan Product Issues
    At the Bank Administration Institute Treasury Management Conference, Orlando, Florida
  • May 3, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Community Revitalization: Lessons from Anacostia
    At Operation HOPE’s Anacostia Economic Summit, Washington, D.C.
  • April 28, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    A Bank Supervisor's Perspective on Enterprise Risk Management
    At the Enterprise Risk Management Roundtable, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • April 27, 2006
    Governor Donald L. Kohn
    Business Capital Spending
    At the Forecasters Club of New York Luncheon, New York, New York
  • April 20, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    By the Numbers: Data and Measurement in Community Economic Development
    At the Greenlining Institute's Thirteenth Annual Economic Development Summit, Los Angeles, California
    (via satellite)
  • April 17, 2006
    Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
    Thoughts on Financial Stability and Central Banking
    At the Conference on Modern Financial Institutions, Financial Markets, and Systemic Risk, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
  • April 13, 2006
    Governor Mark W. Olson
    Update on the U.S. economy
    At the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • April 13, 2006
    Governor Donald L. Kohn
    Economic outlook
    At the Bankers and Business Leaders Luncheon, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch, Oklahoma
  • April 10, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    A Risk-Management Perspective on Recent Regulatory Proposals
    At the America’s Community Bankers Risk Management and Finance Forum, Naples, Florida
  • April 10, 2006
    Governor Mark W. Olson
    Enterprise-Wide Compliance-Risk Management
    At the Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association’s Twentieth Anniversary Training Conference, Washington, D.C.
  • April 6, 2006
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner
    The Effect of Removing Geographic Restrictions on Banking in the United States: Lessons for Europe
    At the Conference on the Future of Financial Regulation, London School of Economics, London
  • April 5, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Financial Education and the National Jump$tart Coalition Survey
    At the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy and Federal Reserve Board joint news conference, Washington, D.C.
  • April 3, 2006
    Governor Randall S. Kroszner
    Central Counterparty Clearing: History, Innovation, and Regulation
    At the European Central Bank and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Joint Conference on Issues Related to Central Counterparty Clearing, Frankfurt, Germany
  • March 31, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    An Update on Regulatory Issues
    At the Banking Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • March 31, 2006
    Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
    Financial Regulation: Seeking the Middle Way
    At the Institute of International Finance Spring 2006 Membership Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland
  • March 29, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    Sound Capital and Risk Management
    At the OpRisk USA 2006 Conference, New York, New York
  • March 20, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Reflections on the Yield Curve and Monetary Policy
    Before the Economic Club of New York, New York, New York
  • March 16, 2006
    Governor Donald L. Kohn
    Monetary policy and asset prices
    At "Monetary Policy: A Journey from Theory to Practice," a European Central Bank Colloquium held in honor of Otmar Issing, Frankfurt, Germany
  • March 13, 2006
    Governor Mark W. Olson
    Are Banks Still Special?
    At the Annual Washington Conference of the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C.
  • March 10, 2006
    Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
    Remarks
    (on February 16)
    To the Financial Stability Forum, International Accounting Standards Board, and International Federation of Accountants Roundtable on Financial Reporting and Auditing, Paris, France
    (via videoconference)
  • March 8, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Community Banking and Community Bank Supervision
    At the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention and Techworld, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • March 3, 2006
    Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
    Economic Outlook for the United States
    At the Howard University Economics Forum, Washington, D.C.
  • February 24, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    The Benefits of Price Stability
    At The Center for Economic Policy Studies and on the occasion of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
  • February 24, 2006
    Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
    The Importance of Education
    At the commemoration of Black History Month, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland
  • February 23, 2006
    Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
    Globalization, Insurers, and Regulators: Shared Challenges Call for Collaborative Solutions
    At the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) International Insurance Symposium, Washington, D.C.
  • February 6, 2006
    Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
    Remarks at ceremonial swearing-in by President Bush
    At the ceremonial swearing-in by President Bush, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, D.C.
  • February 2, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    The Continuous Challenges of Risk Management
    At the Financial Services Institute, Washington, D.C.
  • January 18, 2006
    Governor Susan Schmidt Bies
    Productivity and Economic Outlook
    Before the Tech Council of Maryland's Financial Executive Forum, Bethesda, Maryland
 
Last update: September 26, 2006